So it was about time for the evening news and I turned on the television. The first thing I saw was the Superbowl pregame show. Not a regular pregame show, but a hyped-up, rock and roll pregame show. At halftime there was another hyped-up, rock and roll show (and with the exposed breast incident, the hype continued long after the show was over).
Over the past few days, I’ve been using the new version of Mozilla Firefox as my default web browser. A free product from the Mozilla project, Firefox is the best browser out there. Its outstanding set of features include a pop-up blocker, excellent privacy and cookie management, the ability to have multiple web pages open in a tabbed interface, fast display rendering and excellent support for displaying pages designed with web standards. To do all of this, Firefox uses a small amount of computer resources compared to the other popular browsers out there, causing others to label it a lean, mean, browsing machine.
Do yourself a favor. Stop using that old, bloated browser and download a copy of Mozilla Firefox. You’ll be glad you did.
Buying an album just on the basis of a few reviews can be risky, especially when you’ve never heard any of the artist’s music before. I’ve definitely been burned in the past by doing this. Today taking that risk paid off for me when I put Talkie Walkie, the new release by the French duo, Air, into my CD player. Air’s blend of voices, electronic sounds, synths and guitars creates lush, psychedelic soundscapes which can be melancholic and playful at the same time. Perfect music to let you zone out and relax in the middle of the winter. Next time I listen to it, I’m getting out the headphones.
The other day I picked up an album that should have been included on my best music of 2003 list. Last year, Al Green reunited with his producer from his soul records of the 70′s to release a new CD. Consequently, I Can’t Stop sounds like a lost album from that time period (when some might say his music was at its zenith). Every song on the CD screams 70′s soul with the same beautiful voice Al had 30 years ago. My favorite tracks (so far) are the danceable “Million To One” and the bluesy, “My Problem Is You” where he demonstrates his masterful ability to use his voice to convey emotion. A most welcome comeback for the Reverend Al Green.
